Fracking Forum Moves to New York City: A hearing on proposed state rules governing a natural gas drilling proces...

Hearings on the controversial natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing move today to New York City, a locus of opposition to the state’s plans to approve the practice. Hundreds of people are expected to turn out at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 199 Chambers Street in Manhattan, where officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation will take comments on proposed regulations governing the process, commonly called fracking. The agency recently held three hearings elsewhere in the state on the rules, and a public comment period on the state’s plan continues until Dec. 12. There are two sessions on Wednesday, from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.